Should schools and universities be compelled to abandon micorshaft products?

Should schools and universities be compelled to abandon micorshaft products? - King maker Goldman sachs says now only 20% of computers out there use micorshaft while the rest is taken by open source and Linux computers. ...

Message posted on the December 14th, 2012 - 5:21 PM ET

18 U.S. Schools Named Intel Schools of Distinction Finalists

Schools Honored for Science and Math Programs NEWS HIGHLIGHTS 18 U.S. schools named Schools of Distinction finalists. Awards for Math and Science Excellence include cash, goods and ...

Press published on the April 18th, 2012 - 9:00 AM ET

New Tech Network’s High School Model Tapped for 11 New York City Public Schools This Fall

Design Partner in NYC Department of Education’s “iZone” Initiative to Innovate in K-12 Education Part of New Tech’s Expansion to More than 85 U.S. Public High Schools in 2011-2012.

Press published on the June 21st, 2011 - 10:01 PM ET

New Tech Network Announces Nearly 50 Percent Growth in Number of High Schools

New Tech’s Public High Schools to Increase in Number from 62 to More than 85 in 2011-2012 School Year, Becoming One of the Fastest-Growing High School Networks in the Nation Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels Applauds ...

Press published on the June 15th, 2011 - 1:02 AM ET

18 U.S. Schools Named Intel Schools of Distinction Finalists

Schools Honored for Science and Math Programs NEWS HIGHLIGHTS 18 U.S. Schools Named SODA Finalists. Awards for Math and Science Excellence include cash, goods and services. ...

Press published on the May 3rd, 2011 - 11:00 AM ET

Raise Your Hand Texas Releases "Full Time Virtual Schools in Texas: Good for Kids or Merely Good for Profit?"

Policy Paper Highlights Rapid Expansion, Poor Accountability of Full-Time Virtual Schools.

Press published on the October 4th, 2012 - 8:30 AM ET

New York School Wins Top Honors at Intel Schools of Distinction Awards

Nation’s Most Innovative Math and Science Schools Celebrated as Intel Schools of Distinction NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Schools with exceptional math and science programs were recognized in Washington, ...

Press published on the September 10th, 2012 - 7:45 PM ET

California School Wins Top Intel Schools of Distinction Award

Nation’s Most Innovative Math and Science Schools Awarded with More than $1 Million NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Schools with exceptional math and science programs were recognized in Washington, D.C. at ...

Press published on the September 20th, 2011 - 7:00 PM ET

Reorganising the teaching of computing in British schools

On the news today we hear that the teaching of computer knowledge in British schools has been a waste of time and needs to be radically reorganised. Instead of teaching children to use Word and spreadsheets we should be teaching programming. In ...

Message posted on the January 11th, 2012 - 1:05 PM ET

[News] Canonical Says Ubuntu GNU/Linux Deployed on 220,000 Desktops in Andalusia Schools

Hash: SHA1 Andalusia deploys 220,000 Ubuntu desktops in schools throughout the region ,-[ Quote ] | The Andalusian Regional Government, Spain, | wanted to improve access to IT in schools | throughout the region. It asked IT services | company ...

Message posted on the June 11th, 2010 - 1:09 PM ET

Schools dumping Micro$oft Office for Google Docs

Just got a letter from the local school district, informing people of the migration to Google Docs. "Google Docs is considered a Web 2.0 tool and has many features providing the opportunity for extensive collaboration in the learning process, ...

Message posted on the April 23rd, 2012 - 9:02 AM ET

Technology in schools: saving money with cloud, open source and consortia

<http://www.guardian.co.uk/teacher-network/teacher-blog/2013/feb/21/technology-cost-savings-school-cloud-open-source> <quote> Staffing costs aside, ICT represents one of the largest elements of a school's budget, so it is no surprise ...

Message posted on the February 21st, 2013 - 8:15 PM ET

Schools in Portugal Might Have to Move to GNU/Linux

Hash: SHA1 Government of Portugal is Cutting Funding to M$ ,-[ Quote ] | Until this year, the central government of Portugal has paid for M$’s software | licensing for schools. This year that will end and schools will either have to | pay ...

Message posted on the October 31st, 2011 - 10:09 AM ET

Appile should be actively barred from all schools

Appile should be actively barred from all schools - Talk about the Baby Duck Syndrome: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_Duck_Syndrome In human–computer interaction, baby duck syndrome denotes the tendency for computer users to ...

Message posted on the September 4th, 2012 - 4:35 PM ET